THE LIVING WORLD. 
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The Virginian Deer, or Carjacou ( Cervus virginianus) , is a good swimmer 
and jumper, a lover of the outskirts of civilization, attached to its feeding- 
grounds, elegant in appearance and quite numerous in America. Its many¬ 
pronged horns bend first backward and then forward, the ends branching out 
just above the nose. It wears three suits a year: a brown one in winter, a 
reddish one in the spring and a blue one in the autumn. The fawns are 
white-spotted. When hunted, it takes to the water, and has even been known 
to swim a mile or so out to sea. Sovereignty is not secure when once obtained, 
for there are constant contests between the bucks. It always jumps into the 
air when unex¬ 
pectedly dis¬ 
turbed; but, 
when aware of 
the presence of 
the hunter, it 
will crouch in 
the grass until it 
believes that it 
sees its oppor¬ 
tunity for escape. 
It can be tamed, 
but its mischiev¬ 
ousness is said 
to render it a verj’’ 
troublesome pet. 
The most com¬ 
mon species is 
the American red 
deer. 
The White¬ 
tailed Deer {Cer¬ 
vus leucurus ) has 
a long tail, nar¬ 
row hoofs, short 
hair, long, slen¬ 
der feet. It is 
found on the up¬ 
per Missouri. 
The Sonora 
Deer {Cervus the moose hunters. 
mexicanus ) dif¬ 
fers from the Virginian or Carjacou deer principally in being smaller. 
The Mule Deer {Cervus macrotis) is larger in size, and distinguished by 
ears of such proportions as to give it its name. It is found on the Yellowstone. 
The Black-tailed Deer {Cervus columbianus) resembles the mule deer, and 
is found in California and Oregon. On its forehead it wears an ornament, 
which resembles a horse-shoe, doubtless carried for luck. 
The smallest known deer, the Dwarf Deer {Padua humilis ) is found m 
Chili, and its antlers, two and a half inches in length, are large, in proportion 
to the size of the animal. 
